Trump delays Jay Clayton’s nomination for intel director in bid to push Congress on voting bill

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a … Read more

Ohio voting rights group facing criminal fraud investigation, sources say

Washington — The FBI executed a search warrant at the office of an Ohio-based community grassroots group known for its voter registration work as part of an ongoing fraud-related investigation, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The target of the search, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, is a civil rights organization that works … Read more

Senate begins voting on Republican bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol amid GOP split on Trump’s $1.8B fund

WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Thursday on a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic support. But … Read more

Senate begins voting on bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol as Democrats try to derail it

WASHINGTON — The Senate is beginning a long series of votes Thursday on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, moving toward passage of a three-year fix as Democrats have blocked the money for months in protest. The roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol … Read more

Voting rights – and wrongs: How America struggles with uncomfortable truths

The Supreme Court usually issues its most consequential rulings in June, at the end of a judicial term. Even with a number of prominent decisions made this term, I can’t shake the ramifications of the court’s decision and opinion on Louisiana v. Callais in late April. The ruling concerning a redistricting map in Louisiana feels … Read more

Maryland Lt Gov rejects Trump’s corruption claims over mail-in voting error: ‘It happens’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller pushed back on President Donald Trump’s call for a Justice Department investigation into a state mail-in ballot error, rejecting allegations of corruption and arguing election administration mistakes occur in almost “every election.” Trump called for the DOJ to open an investigation into … Read more

Dead voter allegation fuels concerns about voting safeguards as blue state official turns herself in

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Illinois GOP Chairman Bob Grogan is calling on a Democratic Waukegan city official to resign after prosecutors said she submitted her dead mother’s vote-by-mail ballot, a case conservatives say exposes broader concerns about mail-in voting and voter-roll safeguards even though the ballot was caught before it was … Read more

Millions of people have been placed in new voting districts. Here’s where the redistricting stands

A frenzied redistricting effort ahead of the November elections has reshaped congressional voting districts for millions of Americans — and it isn’t over yet. Since President Donald Trump urged Texas Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts last year, Republicans in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida and Tennessee also have enacted new maps that could help … Read more